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I just wanted to quickly announce that my piece in the Journal Studies in Self-Access Learning (SiSAL) has been published this September. It is a special issue on eLearning and mLearning for self-access and also features an article by Mark Warschauer and other venerable researchers! I feel greatly honoured to have had my . . . →Read More:Article published  Do you need an MA to be a better teacher? How does learning about theory help you improve your practice? . . . →Read More:Mind the Gap Believe it or not,I once used “the dog ate my homework”as an excuse for not doing my French homework. It has,for a long time,being a standing joke that this is the worst and most inexcusable excuse available to students. However,there is a new “dog ate my homework”which I have . . . →Read More:The new ‘dog ate my homework’&the importance of Backups  I’m going to be attending IATEFL 2011 from the comfort of my own home this year. To be honest I’d rather be there in person,but as a technology enthusiast I am very pleased to have the chance to attend the conference virtually. Anyone who can’t go this year should definately check out the amazing . . . →Read More:IATEFL 2011 Brighton,UK What are the advantages,disadvantages and what is the future of language testing? The situation now On the 25th of February 2011 the BBC Today Programme invited Isabel Nisbet,the outgoing chief the UK based qualifications watchdog,Ofqual,to come on and discuss the issue of computer-based testing (CBT). Ms Nisbet stated that the general . . . →Read More:Computer-Based Testing Vs. Paper-Based Testing  Good news! The British Council’s prestigious ELTon Award for Innovation in ELT has shortlsisted my colleagues and I from Kaplan International Colleges’Learning Innovations department for our work on the distance online course which we created. Very pleased to be on the shortlist,the winner will be announced at the ceremony on the 23rd . . . →Read More:ELTons 2011  Engnet-education was previously based in London,England and served clients in both London,Oxford and Cambridge as well as online clients and providing online resources. Now,engnet-education’s main operations will be based in Japan. I have moved back to Tokyo in order to accept a teaching position at Sophia University,and as . . . →Read More:Services Update This post is all about resources which are invaluable to language teachers –authentic materials. There are so many authentic resources which can be adapted for use in the classroom that it may seem daunting to know where to start,or what the best way to go about altering the materials is to get them . . . →Read More:Adapting Authentic Materials from the Web Blogs,Wikis,micro-blogs,virtual worlds and social networks seem to dominate much of our time these days,especially with new technologies on mobile applications allowing us access from anywhere at almost any time. People are checking facebook from their smartphones and updating followers on Twitter while attending conferences and meetings,or during the commute. Many . . . →Read More:Social Networking for language acquisition  Sending out student feedback is essential. Good materials design needs to incorporate student feedback. Also,after assessments and tests,it is vital that students receive personalised feedback in a supportive way. Below is a training video which I made to help teachers automate student assessment feedback through MS Word’s built in Mail Merge features. . . . →Read More:Feedback | |||||
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